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(5) Click on the star to look at the
Star Profile
. Further fine adjusting the Focus Adjuster to
bring the
Peak
to maximum value.
(6) Tighten the Locking Screw 1.
4. iGuiding Exposure Time Adjustment
When PHD2 has difficult to pick the guiding star due to a star in the interested area is not
bright enough or weather condition, one can adjust the camera exposure time.
The camera
exposure time change won’t be kept when power is off.
The
power on
default exposure value is -13, or 0.01 seconds. To adjust it, click on
PHD2
Guide
=> Camera Settings
.
Adjust the camera
Exposure
time to -7 (one second), or other numbers from the reference
table. Make sure that the PHD2 exposure time and camera exposure time are set the same.
Please refer to the following tables for exposure number and exposure time:
Number Exposure
-13
0.01s
-12
0.02s
-11
0.05s
-10
0.1s
-9
0.2s
-8
0.5s
-7
1.0s
-6
1.5s
-5
2.0s
-4
2.5s
-3
3.0s
-2
3.5s
-1
3.8s
